state and trends of the 2012 Washington DC, May 2012 Lead authors Alexandre Kossoy, Team leader Pierre Guigon is World Bank report benefited greatly from contributions of Bianca Ingrid Sylvester. Other insightful perspectives were provided by Martina Bosi, Klaus Oppermann, and Felicity Spors.      ₂₀₁₂ Washington DC, May 2012 The findings and opinions expressed in this report are the sole responsibility of the authors and should not be cited without permission. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank group, its Executive Directors, the countries they represent, or of any of the participants in the carbon funds or facilities managed by the World Bank. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. This report is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision. 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Photo credits: page 72 flickr/longhorndave, all others: istockphoto.com Editing: Steigman Communications Design: Studio Grafik Printing: Westland Printers State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 1 List of abbreviations and acronyms ACCU Australian Carbon Credit Unit AAU Assigned Amount Unit AAUPA AAU Purchase Agreement AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 Assembly Bill 32 ACR American Carbon Registry ADB Asian Development Bank aEUA Aviation European Union Allowance AfDB African Development Bank AWG-KP Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol AWG-LCA Ad Hoc Working Group on Long- term Collaborative Action BC British Columbia BOCM Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism CAPEX Capital Expenditures CARB California Air Resources Board CAR Climate Action Reserve CCA California Carbon Allowance CCFE Chicago Climate Futures Exchange CCS Carbon Capture and Storage CCX Chicago Climate Exchange CDM Clean Development Mechanism CER Certified Emission Reduction CFI Carbon Farming Initiative CH 4 Methane CME Coordinating Managing Entity CMM Coal Mine Methane CMP Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol CO 2 Carbon Dioxide CO 2 e Carbon Dioxide Equivalent COD Chemical Oxygen Demand COP Conference of the Parties CPA CDM Programme Activity CPF Carbon Partnership Facility CPM Carbon Price Mechanism CPUC California Public Utilities Commission CP-1 First Commitment Period under the Kyoto Protocol CRT Climate Reserve Ton CU Carbon Unit DC Designated Consumer DNA Designated National Authority DOE Designated Operational Entity EB Executive Board of the CDM EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Commission ECJ Court of Justice of the European Union ECX European Climate Exchange EE Energy Efficiency ER Emission Reduction ERPA Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement ERU Emission Reduction Unit ETS Emissions Trading Scheme EU European Union EUA European Union Allowance EU ETS European Union Emissions Trading Scheme EUTL European Union Transaction Log FY Fiscal Year FYP Five-Year Plan GCF Green Climate Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GGAS New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Green Investment Scheme GW Gigawatt HFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon ICE IntercontinentalExchange IFC International Finance Corporation IEA International Energy Agency IFI International Financial Institution IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard IMF International Monetary Fund 2 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 IOU Investor-Owned Utility IRR Internal Rate of Return J-VER Japan Verified Emission Reduction J-VETS Japan-Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme JI Joint Implementation JISC Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee KM Kyoto Mechanism KP Kyoto Protocol LDC Least Developed Country lCER Long-term Certified Emission Reduction LFG Landfill Gas LoA Letter of Approval LULUCF Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry MAD Market Abuse Directive MDB Multilateral Development Bank MiFiD Markets in Financial Instruments Directive MOP Meeting of the Parties MRV Measurement, Reporting and Verification MW Megawatt MWh Megawatt hour NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action NAP National Allocation Plan NAPCC National Action Plan on Climate Change NDRC National Development and Reform Commission N 2 O Nitrous Oxide NMM New Market Mechanism NPV Net Present Value NZ ETS New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme NZU New Zealand Unit OECD Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development OTC Over-the-Counter PAT Perform Achieve and Trade pCER Primary Certified Emission Reduction PDD Project Design Document PFC Perfluorocarbon PIN Project Idea Note PMR Partnership for Market Readiness PoA CDM Programme of Activities RE Renewable Energy REC Renewable Energy Certificate REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation REDD+ Extends REDD by including sustain- able forest management, conserva- tion of forests, and enhancement of carbon sinks. RET Renewable Energy Target RGGI Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative RMU Removal Unit sCER Secondary Certified Emission Reduction SCF Strategic Climate Fund SF 6 Sulfur Hexafluoride SME Small and Medium-size Enterprise tce Tons of Coal Equivalent tCER Temporary Certified Emission Reduction tCO 2 Ton of Carbon Dioxide tCO 2 e Ton of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent TMS Target Management System UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VAT Value-added Tax VCS Voluntary Carbon Standard VCU Verified Carbon Units VER Verified Emission Reduction WB World Bank WCI Western Climate Initiative YOY Year on Year State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 3 Contents List of abbreviations and acronyms 1 Contents 3 1. Executive summary 9 2. Introduction: a changing climate 13 3. European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) 17 3.1 At a glance 17 3.2 An expanded scope for the emissions cap in the EU starting in 2012 18 3.2.1 New gases and assets are integrated into the Scheme 18 3.2.2 Many fewer allowances will be allocated for free 19 3.3 A quick review of the supplementarity limit for offsets in the European Scheme 21 3.4 Did the Durban outcomes change anything for the Kyoto offsets in the EU ETS? 21 3.5 Ensuring the relevance of the EU ETS in the EU’s objectives to curb emissions 22 3.5.1 Many low-carbon initiatives; too many? 22 3.5.2 And then comes a set-aside and its arduous decision process 23 3.6 Infrastructure and market integrity: the importance of being secure 26 3.6.1 Market response: a spot market in dormancy 26 3.6.2 Regulatory response: enhanced registry infrastructure 29 3.6.3 Market oversight review: toward classifying carbon as a financial instrument 30 3.7 EU Allowances: the numbers behind the growing trading volumes 31 3.7.1 e primary EU Allowance market 32 3.7.2 A Shrinking spot market 32 3.7.3 Increasing bilateral trades 32 3.7.4 Who is trading, how, and why they trade 34 3.8 Secondary offsets: smaller figures, similar patterns 37 3.8.1 Myths and facts 37 3.8.2 Futures market with the lion’s share 38 3.8.3 What spreads can tell 38 3.9 Aviation: the polemic new kid on the block 39 3.9.1 Background: 39 3.9.2 Rules and participants: 40 3.9.3 How representative is aviation within the EU ETS? 41 4. Market instruments under the UNFCCC 45 4.1 Durban climate negotiations and policy evolution 45 4.2 Kyoto flexibility instruments 48 4.2.1 e Clean Development Mechanism 48 4.2.2 Joint Implementation 58 4.2.3 Assigned Amount Units 61 4.2.4 Removal Units 62 4.3 New market instruments 62 4.3.1 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions 62 4.3.2 New approaches to market instruments 64 5. Outlook – 2012 demand and supply balance 67 5.1 Government demand 67 5.2 Private sector demand 69 5.3 Supply through to 2012 70 5.4 Residual demand—290 MtCO 2 e 71 6. Emissions trading and other low-carbon initiatives around the world 73 6.1 Australia 73 6.1.1 e Clean Energy Future Package 73 6.1.2 e Carbon Farming Initiative 78 6.2 New Zealand 78 6.3 North America 80 6.3.1 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 80 6.3.2 California, Québec and the Western Climate Initiative 81 6.3.3 Alberta 88 6.3.4 British Columbia 89 6.3.5 Chicago Climate Exchange 90 6.4 Republic of Korea 90 6.5 Mexico 92 6.6 Brazil 93 6.7 China 94 6.7.1 A look back at the 11 th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010): what’s in China’s tool box? 95 6.7.2 12 th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015): “piloting” market mechanisms 95 6.7.3 Building emissions trading in China: who is involved? 96 6.7.4 Current status: is it the journey or the destination? 98 6.8 India 100 6.9 Japan 102 6.10 Switzerland 103 6.11 Other initiatives 104 Annex 1: International reaction to aviation in the EU ETS 109 Annex 2: Land-use carbon 112 Annex 3: e state of the voluntary market 115 Annex 4: California’s cap-and-trade design features 117 Annex 5: Québec’s cap-and trade design features 119 Annex 6: China: targets and supporting measures under the Five-Year Plans 120 Annex 7: India PAT: market design and governance elements 121 Annex 8: Assumptions for estimates of potential demand for offsets from non-Annex I Countries 122 Methodology 124 Acknowledgments 127 Glossary 128 4 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 5 BOXES Box 1: Trading around the risk of receiving stolen allowances 27 Box 2: Within the trades 34 Box 3: e point of view of a market player: the right pathway to address aviation emissions 42 Box 4: Key elements of the Durban decisions 46 Box 5: Brazil integrated solid waste management and carbon finance program 57 Box 6: Track 1 versus Track 2 JI 59 Box 7: e Swiss policy measures to reduce GHG emissions 104 Box 8: Will there be demand for emission reductions after 2012? 106 FIGURES Figure 1: Prices and volumes for EUAs, CERs and ERUs in the secondary market, 2008-2011 18 Figure 2: EU registry infrastructure: transition to the Union Registry 30 Figure 3: Annual volume of primary EUAs sold by member states, 2008-2011 32 Figure 4: Annual EUA volumes, 2008-2011 32 Figure 5: Transactions in the EU ETS 33 Figure 6: Trading alternatives: exchange, OTC, and bilateral trades 33 Figure 7: Annual CER and ERU volumes, 2008-2011 38 Figure 8: Spreads CERs versus ERUs and “green” versus “standard” CERs, 2011-2012 38 Figure 9: Volumes and average prices for pre-2013 CER transactions since 2002 49 Figure 10: Pre-2013 volumes transacted by seller 2002-2011 (MtCO 2 e) 53 Figure 11: Post-2012 volumes transacted per seller, 2010-2011 53 Figure 12: Pre-2013 volumes transacted per sector 2002-2011 (MtCO 2 e) 54 Figure 13: Post-2012 pCERs per sector, 2010-2011 (%) 54 Figure 14: CER issuance, 2005-2011 55 Figure 15: CDM projects registered until 2011 and projects at validation in 2012 56 Figure 16: Regional distribution of pCDM and CDM (%) 56 Figure 17: Number of existing projects in the JI pipeline per country 59 Figure 18: Cumulative ERU issuance per track Q1 2009 – Q1 2012 (MtCO 2 e) 60 Figure 19: Annual pERUs volumes transacted per seller since 2003 61 Figure 20: Estimated changes to the national generation mix in 2011 and 2050 75 Figure 21: Australian GHG emissions and abatement forecasts – government policy scenario 76 Figure 22: Market volumes and prices on the RGGI, 2008-2011 80 Figure 23: California’s historical GHG emissions, projections, and reduction targets 82 Figure 24: Pricing for CARB eligible market instruments 85 Figure 25: Québec’s historical GHG emissions, projections, and reduction targets 86 Figure 26: WCI annual market balance through 2020 88 Figure 27: Alberta offsets: historic volume and prices 2007-2011 89 Figure 28: Purchases of BC offsets by the government of British Columbia 2009-2011 89 Figure 29: CCX Carbon Financial Instruments (CFI) - historical volumes and price 90 Figure 30: China in world’s energy-related CO 2 emissions 91 Figure 31: Building pilot emissions trading schemes in China 94 Figure 32: Renewable Energy Certificates – traded volumes and clearing prices 97 6 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 TABLES Table 1: Carbon market at a glance, volumes and values, calendar 2010-2011 10 Table 2: New registry security measures in the EU ETS 29 Table 3: Volumes and value for CER transactions in the primary market, 2010-2011 49 Table 4: Volumes and value for JI transactions, 2010-2011 60 Table 5: Supply and demand in perspective – Kyoto market balance, 2008-2012 68 Table 6: Potential demand, contracted supply, and residual demand, 2008-2012 71 Table 7: Australia’s CPM at a glance 74 Table 8: Eligibility of international units in compliance markets 76 Table 9: Republic of Korea – emissions trading scheme 91 Table 10: China: pilot jurisdictions and current ETS status 99 Table 11: Emerging domestic initiatives and supporting readiness programs (non-exhaustive) 105 Table 12: Scenario of potential demand for offsets in non-Annex I Countries 2013–20 (MtCO 2 e) 106 Table 13: Estimates of potential supply under the CDM and JI up to 2020 (MtCO 2 e) 108 Table 14: Investment funds and land-use carbon 113 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 7 [...]...8 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 SECTION 1 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 Executive summary With memories of the 2008-2009 financial crisis still vivid, 2011 emerged as yet another turbulent year for capital markets Volatility increased for energy-related commodities, including carbon, with the onset of the Arab Spring, the shutdown of nuclear power stations in Japan and. .. being required to either reach the benchmark or purchase additional allowances 19 20 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom informed the European Commission (EC) of their decision to opt out of the common auction platform and instead appoint their own auction platforms These platforms still need to satisfy the rules of the Auctioning Regulation and will require... of long-term oversupply in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the backbone of the EU’s climate policy and the engine of the global carbon market, carbon prices plummeted toward the end of the year.2 Yet even as prices declined, the value of the global carbon market climbed in 2011, driven predominantly by a robust increase in transaction volumes The total value of the market grew by 11 percent... political traction, the latter could be achieved through the adoption of a reserve price in the Phase III auctions.50 It would remove the downside risk and provide a transparent signal to the market of the EU’s long-term low -carbon State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 trajectory It is expected that the collapse in carbon prices has reduced revenues from EU ETS auctions by the order of €100bn to 2020.51... to the efforts of the regulator Similarly, in the context of the OTC markets, IETA and EFET have both adopted uniform language in their latest standard market documentation that deals with the allocation of the risk of receipt of stolen carbon units between the buyer and the seller It relies on the regulator’s approach of introducing Article 37 to give protection to innocent purchasers and, at its core,... risk for possession of the stolen carbon units was exposed Second, an economic risk, because it was unclear whether the current holder would have to return them to the initial holder The confusion amongst market participants was worsened by the lack of harmonization across the EU over the legal classification of carbon units as a type of property and the absence of a mandate for the European Commission... Supplementarity under the EU Climate and Energy Package” pages 17 and 63, respectively, June 2010 21 22 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 starting in 2020 This outcome raised questions in the market as to whether the Durban Platform met the requirements of an effective “international agreement on climate change” per Article 11a(7) of the EU ETS Directive and Article 5(3) of the Effort Sharing Decision... two texts: the 2010 Registry Regulation,67 which replaced the 2004 text as of January 1, 2012, and the 2011 Registry Regulation,68 passed in November 2011, which sets the new registry functioning rules for the third phase of the EU ETS The 2011 Registry State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 29 Regulation also contains provisions that amend the 2010 Registries Regulation in response to the January... of a claim for the return of the stolen carbon units by the victim of the cyber theft This led to inertia in the market, most immediately reflected in the unwillingness of market participants to trade spot carbon credits Rather curiously, the volume of futures contracts was less impacted 64 We estimate that roughly 215 million EUAs and 63 million CERs were delivered at expiration of the December 2011... market conditions The value of the pre-2013 primary CER market declined once again in 2011 as a consequence of the imminent end of the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol Market value fell by 32% 1 The Fukushima disaster was a consequence of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011 2 Prices for December 2012 delivery of EU Allowances (Dec 12 EUA) and December 2012 delivery of Certified . Market 2012 7 8 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 SECTION 1 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 9 Executive summary WITH MEMORIES OF THE. in the primary market are commonly made upon delivery. 12 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012 SECTION 2 State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2012